Washington (0-3) at Atlanta (2-1)

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Milledge confident he'll turn it around

Bill Ladson / MLB.com
Lastings Milledge is 0-for-9 with five strikeouts, but the outfielder is confident he can turn things around -- starting Friday against the Braves.
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Nationals probable pitcher

Shairon Martis

  • #39 RHP
  • (0-0) -.-- ERA 0 SO
Martis beat out right-hander Jordan Zimmermann for the fourth spot in the rotation. Martis said he probably would have been in the Minor Leagues had he decided to play in the World Baseball Classic. Before he arrived in camp, Martis chose not to play for The Netherlands, because he felt he had a 50-50 chance to be the Nationals' fifth starter.
  W-L ERA IP BB SO AVG
Career 1-3 5.66 20.2 12 23 .228

Series at a Glance

Standings - 04/10/2009 W L PCT GB Home Away
Washington Nationals (NL East) 0 3 .000 3.0 0-0 0-3
Atlanta Braves (NL East) 2 1 .667 1.0 0-0 2-1
Stats - 04/10/2009 AVG R HR RBI SB SO ERA IP H BB SO
WSH .236 13 2 12 0 31 9.38 24.0 31 13 18
ATL .259 19 8 18 0 25 4.50 26.0 21 15 15
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Lowe to start second home opener

Mark Bowman / MLB.com
When Derek Lowe learned that he'd make his first two starts amid the excitement of home openers, he said it would be important for him to handle his emotions better than he did during his previous two Opening Day starts.
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Braves probable pitcher

Derek Lowe

  • #32 RHP
  • (1-0) 0.00 ERA 4 SO
Coming off his Opening Day start in Philadelphia, Lowe will have the honor to also start the home opener against the Nationals. He is 5-1 with a 2.41 ERA in six career starts against the Nationals and he went 1-1 with a 1.12 ERA in two starts against them last year.
  W-L ERA IP BB SO AVG
Career 127-107 3.74 1948.1 546 1279 .257
Season 1-0 0.00 8.0 0 4 .077
April 1-0 0.00 8.0 0 4 .077

Nationals hitters vs Derek Lowe

  2009 2004-2008
Hitter AVG AB HR RBI AVG AB HR RBI
Bernadina, Roger - - - - - - - -
Desmond, Ian - - - - .500 4 1 3
Dukes, Elijah - - - - .214 14 0 2
Dunn, Adam - - - - .200 25 0 1
Flores, Jesus - - - - .333 9 0 2
Gonzalez, Alberto - - - - .250 8 0 1
Guzman, Cristian - - - - .429 21 0 1
Harris, Willie - - - - .286 21 0 0
Maxwell, Justin - - - - .667 3 0 0
Morgan, Nyjer - - - - .538 13 0 0
Morse, Mike - - - - .333 3 1 1
Nieves, Wil - - - - .000 1 0 0
Willingham, Josh - - - - .182 22 3 6
Zimmerman, Ryan - - - - .273 33 2 4

Braves hitters vs Shairon Martis

  2009 2004-2008
Hitter AVG AB HR RBI AVG AB HR RBI
Blanco, Gregor - - - - .000 3 0 1
Canizares, Barbaro - - - - - - - -
Church, Ryan - - - - .000 2 0 0
Conrad, Brooks - - - - - - - -
Diaz, Matt - - - - .167 6 0 0
Escobar, Yunel - - - - .400 5 1 3
Hernandez, Diory - - - - .333 3 0 1
Infante, Omar - - - - .000 3 0 0
Johnson, Kelly - - - - .286 7 0 0
Jones, Brandon - - - - 1.000 1 0 0
Jones, Chipper - - - - .400 5 0 0
McCann, Brian - - - - .600 5 0 1
McLouth, Nate - - - - .333 3 0 0
Prado, Martin - - - - - - - -
Ross, David - - - - - - - -
Sammons, Clint - - - - 1.000 2 0 0
Schafer, Jordan - - - - .467 15 0 0

Braves don't let Nats rain on parade (0-4) (3-1)

Braves 6, Nationals 5 (10)

Rallies fall short

Bill Ladson / MLB.com
After a fourth-inning rain delay knocked out both starters, Adam Dunn's RBI single capped off a three-run sixth to tie the game. After the Braves went ahead again, Lastings Milledge's bases-loaded single tied it in the ninth, but the Nats couldn't get another and lost in the 10th.

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Series at a Glance

 

Extra effort

Mark Bowman / MLB.com
On Opening Day at Turner Field, the Braves went ahead in the third on Yunel Escobar's homer, but after a two-hour, two-minute rain delay, the bullpen gave up leads in the sixth and the ninth. Kelly Johnson's 10th-inning RBI single allowed Atlanta to walk away with a win.
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Braves 6, Nationals 5

Washington AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Milledge, CF 5 0 2 1 0 1 4 .143
Guzman, C, SS 5 1 2 1 0 1 6 .421
Zimmerman, R, 3B 6 1 2 2 0 2 4 .200
Dunn, A, LF 3 0 1 1 3 1 1 .308
Johnson, N, 1B 6 1 1 0 0 3 6 .357
Dukes, RF 6 0 3 0 0 1 4 .364
Flores, J, C 3 0 1 0 1 1 3 .455
Harris, W, 2B 2 1 0 0 1 1 2 .000
  d-Gonzalez, Al, PH-2B 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1.000
Martis, P 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 1.000
  a-Bard, J, PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .200
  Ledezma, W, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
  Tavarez, J, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
  b-Willingham, PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000
  Shell, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
  Hinckley, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
  c-Kearns, PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .273
  Rivera, S, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
  e-Nieves, PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 3 .000
  Beimel, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Totals 40 5 14 5 7 12 34  

a-Singled for Martis in the 4th. b-Grounded out for Tavarez, J in the 6th. c-Walked for Hinckley in the 7th. d-Walked for Harris, W in the 9th. e-Struck out for Rivera, S in the 9th.

BATTING
2B: Zimmerman, R 2 (4, Lowe, D, Moylan), Johnson, N (1, Gonzalez, M).
TB: Milledge 2; Guzman, C 2; Zimmerman, R 4; Dunn, A; Johnson, N 2; Dukes 3; Flores, J; Martis; Bard, J.
RBI: Zimmerman, R 2 (2), Guzman, C (2), Dunn, A (6), Milledge (1).
2-out RBI: Guzman, C; Zimmerman, R; Dunn, A; Milledge.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Dukes 3; Zimmerman, R 2; Guzman, C 2.
S: Guzman, C; Flores, J.
GIDP: Johnson, N; Milledge.
Team RISP: 6-for-16.
Team LOB: 16.

FIELDING
PB: Flores, J (1).
Outfield assists: Dukes (Johnson, K at home).
DP: (Guzman, C-Johnson, N).
 
Atlanta AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Johnson, K, 2B 5 1 3 1 1 0 1 .278
Escobar, Y, SS 5 2 3 3 0 0 1 .389
Jones, C, 3B 4 0 1 0 1 1 0 .417
McCann, C 4 1 3 1 0 0 1 .400
Kotchman, 1B 3 0 1 0 1 0 2 .250
Francoeur, RF 5 0 1 1 0 2 5 .222
Diaz, M, LF 3 0 0 0 2 1 5 .286
  Campillo, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Schafer, CF 5 2 2 0 0 2 2 .333
Lowe, D, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
  Carlyle, P 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .000
  Moylan, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
  O'Flaherty, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
  a-Norton, PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000
  Bennett, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
  Soriano, R, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
  b-Anderson, G, PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200
  Gonzalez, M, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
  Infante, LF 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .400
Totals 38 6 14 6 5 7 20  

a-Flied out for O'Flaherty in the 6th. b-Grounded out for Soriano, R in the 8th.

BATTING
2B: McCann 3 (3, Martis, Martis, Rivera, S), Johnson, K (1, Rivera, S).
HR: Escobar, Y (1, 3rd inning off Martis, 2 on, 1 out).
TB: Johnson, K 4; Escobar, Y 6; Jones, C; McCann 6; Kotchman; Francoeur; Schafer 2.
RBI: Escobar, Y 3 (3), McCann (6), Francoeur (4), Johnson, K (3).
2-out RBI: Francoeur.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Diaz, M 3; Kotchman; Francoeur.
S: Lowe, D.
SF: McCann.
GIDP: Escobar, Y.
Team RISP: 4-for-12.
Team LOB: 12.

FIELDING
PB: McCann (1).
DP: 2 (Escobar, Y-Johnson, K-Kotchman, Jones, C-Johnson, K-Kotchman).
 
Washington IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Martis 3.0 5 3 3 1 1 1 9.00
Ledezma, W 1.2 2 1 1 2 3 0 10.13
Tavarez, J 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 4.15
Shell 0.2 0 0 0 1 0 0 3.38
Hinckley 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 6.75
Rivera, S 2.0 4 1 1 1 2 0 2.45
Beimel (L, 0-1) 1.1 3 1 1 0 0 0 3.38
 
Atlanta IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Lowe, D 3.0 4 1 1 2 6 0 0.82
Carlyle 2.2 4 2 2 2 2 0 6.75
Moylan 0.0 1 1 1 0 0 0 --
O'Flaherty (BS, 1) 0.1 1 0 0 0 0 0 9.00
Bennett 1.0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0.00
Soriano, R (H, 1) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.00
Gonzalez, M (BS, 1) 1.0 3 1 1 1 2 0 6.00
Campillo (W, 1-0) 1.0 0 0 0 1 1 0 5.40

Lowe, D pitched to 1 batter in the 4th.
Moylan pitched to 1 batter in the 6th.

WP: Ledezma, W.
IBB: Kotchman (by Rivera, S), Dunn, A (by Lowe, D).
HBP: Kotchman (by Beimel), Milledge (by Lowe, D), Harris, W (by Bennett).
Pitches-strikes: Martis 48-29, Ledezma, W 30-19, Tavarez, J 6-4, Shell 10-5, Hinckley 3-1, Rivera, S 32-19, Beimel 23-17, Lowe, D 71-40, Carlyle 63-41, Moylan 2-1, O'Flaherty 11-6, Bennett 15-7, Soriano, R 14-10, Gonzalez, M 31-22, Campillo 16-7.
Groundouts-flyouts: Martis 6-2, Ledezma, W 1-1, Tavarez, J 0-0, Shell 0-2, Hinckley 0-1, Rivera, S 2-1, Beimel 1-3, Lowe, D 2-1, Carlyle 5-1, Moylan 0-0, O'Flaherty 1-0, Bennett 3-0, Soriano, R 1-1, Gonzalez, M 0-1, Campillo 1-1.
Batters faced: Martis 14, Ledezma, W 9, Tavarez, J 1, Shell 3, Hinckley 1, Rivera, S 10, Beimel 8, Lowe, D 16, Carlyle 13, Moylan 1, O'Flaherty 2, Bennett 5, Soriano, R 3, Gonzalez, M 7, Campillo 4.
Inherited runners-scored: Tavarez, J 2-0, Hinckley 1-0, Carlyle 1-0, Moylan 1-1, O'Flaherty 1-1.
Umpires: HP: Mike Reilly. 1B: Chuck Meriwether. 2B: Eric Cooper. 3B: Scott Barry.
Weather: 73 degrees, overcast.
Wind: 20 mph, Out to CF.
T: 3:58 (2:02 delay).
Att: 48,327.
April 10, 2009

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